The reading of this book is so disconnected from the story that it's actually difficult to follow. It's like the reader has no idea what the story is about—just a series of words he's pronouncing. I've re-started listening to this audiobook three times, and each time given up after only a few minutes.Too bad—I suspect this is a really good book.

The immensely complex ideas around time travel and the possible consequences they entail.

What other book might you compare The End of Eternity to and why?

It's a bit like Eon, by Greg Bear, only more complicated due to the concept of multiple realities coinciding alongside one another. Bear's work is also much more character-driven than Asimov's.

What three words best describe Paul Boehmer’s performance?

"Correct". "Impersonal", yet extremely "Apt" for this book.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The ideas around multiple realities and reality changes boggle the mind at first. It made me lose some of my focus while driving - which is hardly recommended! It was a fascinating read/listen nonetheless.

Any additional comments?

Other reviewers have called the narrator's performance boring and even bland. While there is some merit to those comments, I would like to emphasise it does get better as you progress. Perhaps it's just a matter of getting used to the reader's voice, or maybe, the narrator's performance is just appropriate for this kind of story. I'd say it's the latter.

If you could sum up The End of Eternity in three words, what would they be?

ThrillingScientificComplete

What other book might you compare The End of Eternity to and why?

There are several time travel related books available; however, Asimov's novel focuses so much more on the mechanics and possibilities. The End of Eternity goes beyond anything I've read in the genre.

What about Paul Boehmer’s performance did you like?

Paul Boehmer's performance was excellent! The shift in characters was outstanding. He did a great job of pairing voices with characters, and really brought the story to life. I will absolutely look for more works by Mr. Boehmer.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No laughing or crying, but a lot of deep thought and consideration for the story and the possibilities it introduces.

This is a must for real science fiction fans, Isaac Asimov is perhaps the master of the genre and in this story he takes it to the "time" dimension in a way I never had read it before. Am sure many other will definitely enjoy the style, pace and ambientation.

Such a fine book about a time travelling bureaucracy threatened by one rogue "technician".Asimov was so abnormally prolific that I have a tendency to class his writing with some of the dregs that will make their way into a lifetime of work. It's a mistake and I always marvel at how profound some of his writing could be. This book has some of the oddities of "golden age" science fiction: a lack of women (though a key plot element in this book), a surfeit of "blasters", an undying faith in the future of microfilm, and a fondness for smokers (though, surprisingly, no academic pipe smokers in this one).These elements are more than compensated for in a story that does marvelous work with the paradoxes of time travel, of the nuances of reality, of how minor events - a moved container, a missed appointment - can impact the future. It even has an interesting love story and some nail-biting adventure. It's Asimov at his best, willing to take on massive ideas about human existence compressed into a fairly brief novel which, at its heart, is about a man's obsession for a woman.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Noia is my favorite character. She's the only female character and the only one who hasn't been tainted by the Eternity bureaucracy.

Have you listened to any of Paul Boehmer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I had not heard the narrator before but he had excellent diction, pacing and an ability to convey the emotions of the book.

I will admit that I thoroughly enjoyed Asimov's Robot set from I, Robot through the 3 Olivaw/Baley novels, but I have trouble with other Asimov. I was looking forward to this classic of time-travel & I think Time-Travel stories are incredible when done well, but this one lacks something for me. For one we never get to see the affected worlds, all of the "action" takes place basically in a rather sterile bureaucratic office environment composed of the Eternals (the ones affecting time change etc.) Finally at the end we get to a point where something interesting starts to happen, but by then I didn't care and it was over. There are a couple of neat ideas that I think should have been followed up or become the novel's direction and maybe it needs to be restructured and rewritten along different lines, but of course that's not going to happen. I found Benford's Timescape, Clarke/Baxter's Light of Other Days, & Finney's Time and Again pair of novels to be more interesting.

This is one of Asimov good ones. His books can come off dry sometimes and i was skeptical at first. but after a little bit the story picks up and had all the timey wimey stuff i was looking for. to quote some modern Dr.who. If you liked "The first men" this book will be a good follow up.enjoy

Believe it or not I didn't know who Isaac Asimov was until after I had finished about 90% of this book. I did not realize it was published in 1955 until I was about 80% of the way through the book. This is important to note because it is a testament to how far ahead of his time Asimov was. To be completely honest the book started out a little slow and awkward for me but it slowly drew me in as I am sure it has done many others. It starts with a lot of mind boggling temporal jargon of Asimov's on invention but presented in away that makes the reader realize after a while that for all their advance knowledge and technology these future humans are every bit as suspicious and petty as we are today and of course there lies the problem, but, the answer is not so simple and Asimov kept me guessing until the end. Brilliantly done!